On WAMC’s ‘Morning Headlines’, Editor Details Otsego Candidacy For Congress In today’s weekly report, “Morning Headlines,” on WAMC/Northeast Public Radio, Jim Kevlin, editor/publisher of www.AllOTSEGO.com (and Hometown Oneonta & the Freeman’s Journal), reports that Sue Sullivan, CCS ’82, a candidate with Otsego County roots, is among the field of six Democrats looking to challenge U.S. Rep. John Faso, R-19, next year. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THIS WEEK’S REPORT…
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IN MEMORIAM: Joy Willies, 91; Mother Of At-At-Glance President ONEONTA – Muriel Joy Willies, formerly of West Orange, N.J., and recently of The Plains in Oneonta, passed peacefully on April 14, 2017. She was 91. Born Feb. 24, 1926, in Orange, N.J., she was the daughter of the late Lionel (Leo) J. and Emerald Clara (Smith) Broyer. Joy graduated from Orange High School and on Sept. 14, 1944, married the love of her life, John Willies Jr, who survives her…
Faso Plans Private Talks In Oneonta On Thursday By IAN AUSTIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – U.S. Rep. John Faso, R-19, is seeking to duplicate his meeting with a small group of Oneonta Community Health Center doctors and directors a week ago Saturday when he returns to the City of the Hills tomorrow. The freshman congressman will be meeting with small groups — a half-dozen people each — at three sessions in state Sen. Jim Seward’s Oneonta office. At 2:30…
Job Corps ‘Kicks B****’ On Smoke-Free Campus Lisa Luysic, Oneonta Family YMCA PiYo instructor, helps Oneonta Job Corps students Ramero Morris, Dwight Gordon and Vidmary Soto work on their flexibility and balance at the Health Fair this afternoon at the OJCA Campus on West Street. The event, held on National Kick B**** Day, celebrated OJCA’s first 100 days as a smoke- and tobacco-free campus. The event featured presentations and tabling by Fox Hospital, Cornell Cooperative Extension, the state Department of Health,…
Police: Man Charged With Menacing Resident ONEONTA – A Staten Island man was arrested and charged with allegedly threatening a homeowner after fleeing the SUNY Oneonta campus. Diego Bravo, 22, was arrested after Oneonta Police responded to a report at 12 Hazel St. described as a man “yelling and crying.” Responding officers reported seeing a heavyset shirtless male standing in the street; at his feet, an older male was trying to defend himself. Officers separated the men and interviewed them. The older man,…
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Fire Chief: Christopher’s Blaze Started In Front Dining Room By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The overnight fire that destroyed Christopher’s Restaurant on Southside started in the front right corner of the building, a dining area, according to Oneonta Fire Chief Patrick Pigeon. A passerby called the fire in at 2:20 a.m. and crews arrived less than five minutes later to find the fire fully involved. “We started an aggressive attack through the front doors, but after…
FIRE DESTROYS CHRISTOPHER’S Oneonta Landmark Burns Overnight By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The Oneonta Fire Department is still on the scene after an early morning blaze destroyed landmark Christopher’s Restaurant on Southside. The call came into the city fire department at 2:20 a.m. and professional firefighters arrived on the scene to find the restaurant fully engulfed. “It no longer exists,” said fireman Al Sayers Lutz. “It’s been completely destroyed.”…
D&H Yards Sold, In Public Hands Sale Opens Door To Development ONEONTA – The D&H railyards, focus of hopes for economic development in the City of Oneonta, is now in public hands. A newly created local development corporation, Oneonta Rail Yards (ORY), a subsidiary of Otsego Now, has closed on approximately 80 acres of land surrounding the Norfolk Southern rail yards, which extend from Cliff Street to Ceperley Avenue. ORY plans to seek shovel-ready status for any and all of…
Photographer, High-Tech Executive Honorees At Hartwick’s Graduation ONEONTA – Hartwick College’s 2017 Commencement speaker will be renowned professional photographer Hilary Duffy, ’91, and Dell Technologies’ Chief Integration Officer Rory Read, ’83, P’09, will be presented with an honorary doctor of laws degree. The ceremony will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 20, on Elmore Field.…
